Prince International Corporation to Acquire Ferro Corporation (Combine with Chromaflo to Form Vibrantz Technologies)

Chroma Color Corporation Acquires Ferco Color

October 21, 2025

Manufacturing

Chroma Color Corporation, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Ferco Color, a custom manufacturer of colorants, additives, and specialty compounds based in Chino, California. The undisclosed-term transaction expands Chroma's West Coast manufacturing footprint and broadens its colorant and additive technology capabilities, leveraging Ferco's on-site analytical laboratory and customer base across medical, packaging, aerospace and other end markets.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Porcelain Enamel and Glass Coatings Businesses from Prince International (PEMCO International)

March 16, 2022

Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners agreed to acquire Prince International Corporation’s porcelain enamel, glass coatings, forehearth colorants and frit-based metallurgical products businesses and will form a standalone company called PEMCO International. The businesses operate three manufacturing facilities across Belgium, Italy and the United States, employ approximately 260 people, and the divestiture enables Prince to progress with its planned acquisition of Ferro Corporation.

Prince & Izant Acquires Peltier Mfg.

October 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Prince & Izant, LLC (P&I), a Cleveland-based provider of engineered metal alloys and precision materials, acquired the assets of Peltier Mfg., Inc. on October 7, 2022. The add-on purchase—by P&I, which is PE-backed by Industrial Growth Partners (IGP)—expands P&I’s product portfolio and manufacturing capabilities in precision metal preforms and microstampings for aerospace, medical, electronics and other industrial end markets.

MC Machinery Systems Acquires Ferro Technique from Argyle Capital and Sharno Group

August 18, 2025

Industrial Services

MC Machinery Systems Inc. has acquired Ferro Technique Ltd., a Mississauga-based multi-line distributor of machine tools, from Argyle Capital Partners and investment partner Sharno Group. The transaction gives MC Machinery expanded distribution and service capabilities in eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes) and represents a strategic geographic and service-network expansion for the buyer.

Pharmacosmos A/S Acquires AbFero Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

November 11, 2021

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmacosmos A/S (Pharmacosmos Group) has agreed to acquire all assets of Boston-based clinical-stage AbFero Pharmaceuticals, Inc. under a share purchase agreement for up to $225 million including upfront, milestone, and royalty components. The acquisition adds AbFero’s SP-420 iron chelation program to Pharmacosmos’ iron-metabolism-focused R&D and commercial capabilities to accelerate development and commercialization for transfusional iron overload and related indications.

Vibrantz Technologies Acquires Micro Abrasives Corporation

August 30, 2024

Manufacturing

Vibrantz Technologies has acquired Micro Abrasives Corporation, a U.S.-based manufacturer of specialty calcined alumina used in automotive refinishing, optics polishing and industrial lapping. Micro Abrasives, which employs about 50 people across facilities in Westfield, Massachusetts and Alexandria, Louisiana, will operate as part of Vibrantz’s Advanced Materials segment to expand capabilities and end-market exposure (including semiconductors, optics and automotive).